Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour ferry times and today's sailings
Wightlink · 22 min · 24 sailings today · 7.8 km
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Scheduled
- First sailing
- 05:40
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 23:10
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 22 min
- Sailings a week
- 138
- Distance
- 7.8 km
- 4.2 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Wightlink | 138 | 22 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | 07:4508:4509:4510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:4720:5222:1523:10 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 05:4006:4507:4508:4509:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:4516:4517:4518:4519:4720:5222:1523:10 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 20 Dec 2026.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Ryde (Pier Head) | ||
| Ryde (Pier Head) | Wind from W 23–24 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 27 knwaves 0.5–0.6 m12–13 °C | Wind from SW 18–26 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 34 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.6 mm/hvisibility down to 4.3 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 21–23 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.6 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 30 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Portsmouth Harbour | ||
| Portsmouth Harbour | Wind from W 21–23 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.6 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 30 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:09. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour today?
There are 24 sailings today from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour: the first at 07:45, the last at 23:10.
How long is the ferry from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour?
The crossing takes 22 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour?
The route is operated by Wightlink.
What time is the first and last ferry from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour?
The first ferry usually leaves at 05:40 and the last at 23:10, local time in Ryde (Pier Head).
How often does the ferry from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour run?
138 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Wightlink currently sails from Ryde (Pier Head) to Portsmouth Harbour every day, 18 to 24 times a day. The first departure is usually at 05:40 and the last at 23:10; on the busiest days most departures are 30 minutes apart.
The crossing covers 7.8 km (4.2 nmi) and takes 22 min.
Victoria of Wight has sailed this route in the last 30 days. Portsmouth Harbour can also be reached by ferry from Gosport and Fishbourne Iow. The return crossing from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde (Pier Head) has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Ryde (Pier Head): departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Portsmouth Harbour: departures and arrivals todayarrival port